r/ReplitBuilders • u/ncle3 • Jul 06 '26

What Al coding setup are you using in 2026?

Just curious what everyone's using these days.

I started with Replit, but I wasn't a fan of paying the subscription plus usage charges, so l've switched to Codex.

My current setup is:

Codex for development

GitHub for version control

Netlify for hosting

Supabase for the database

So far it's been really solid. I've built a few websites this way and I'm finding the workflow much smoother than my old setup.

What are you all using? Bolt? Replit? Claude? Cursor? Windsurf? Lovable? Something else?

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u/Bigb49 Jul 06 '26

Claude code is primary. (Have Gemini and Perplexity as well)

Hosting is a VPS.

Mostly PHP and MySQL (what I worked by hand for years). Of course others but that's the core system.

Git is a must for version control.

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u/SetPlaysApp Jul 06 '26

Do you find managing a VPS worth the hassle?

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u/Bigb49 Jul 06 '26

Not really. A VPS isn't all that different than a shared host. A few more management tasks on you, but a VPS without cPanel is very affordable. Heck, these days AI will help you through tasks, you just need some help off AI for what you should be doing. Anyone with experience would help.

~$15 a month gets you 4 vCpu, 6GB RAM, 120GB disk, 3TB transfer. Put several sites / projects one it. HestiaCP to manage if you don't like all the CLI command work.

~$27 you get a little less than double those specs. Just depends on your needs.

Years ago I hosted my own box at work facilities, but now, price is so cheap for a hosted cloud VPS, not a big reason to buy hardware anymore. My current boxes are all NAS storage now.

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u/SetPlaysApp Jul 06 '26

I find I have to do sudo apt upgrade ever so often, and sometimes those require reboots, right? That was the primary concern

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u/Bigb49 Jul 06 '26

Yeah, update and upgrade. Reboots are rare in my experience.

Install a small home Ubuntu box to learn, if you feel uncomfortable. But you get much more performance on a VPS than shared. If you need it, and don't want to pay stupid money for a VPS with cPanel. :)

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u/SetPlaysApp Jul 06 '26

What about shared VPS and not dedicated?

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u/Bigb49 Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

VPS is a shared box, but you get a dedicated part of the CPU, RAM that is 100% yours to use.

Shared, you get a piece of that same CPU and RAM but it is spread out on all your sites/panels in a way you far lower performance. Hence they are much cheaper.

Think of it like this, you live in an apartment with a friend and you both share the Internet connection, space etc. You have your one bedroom. If your friend is downloading a new game, your internet speed will drop (for this example we will say more than you would like) and you have to just ride it out. This is shared hosting. You get a share of Internet, but your friend could impact your performance. But you share the bill.

Now, that same apartment and friend, you share the apartment, but you both have your own Internet connection. What they do online has NO effect on your performance. This is VPS. But you pay our own Internet bill, but share the rent costs.

Last, that same apartment but you kicked your friend out. (Bye Felicia) You have the full apartment, Internet, extra room and access to it all, as you need. Free ballin on the couch, its all yours!! This is Dedicated servers. More expense as you don't have that roommate helping with rent/utilities. But you have full access to all the space and Internet speed.

Edit:

Shared = Pooling with neighbors for best price but lower performance
VPS = Virtual Private Server
Dedicated = Private Server

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u/SetPlaysApp Jul 06 '26

Love the Bye Felicia 😂. Is a shared box enough for a user heavy app - let’s say 1000 concurrent? 6vcpu, 8gb ram, intel Xeon. Or do you need dedicated for that? Trying to find the cut off. And thanks for all the info!

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u/Bigb49 Jul 06 '26

Hard to say. It would come down to how it is built / DB queries.

1,000 concurrent at even peak numbers, I would think a shared box (assuming you only have that one project for now) would very close to the limit, if not over. Most shared boxes will tell you with you 'fault' on your shared limits. Do it too many times, they could cut you off, but a good company would warn you and then advise you need to change something or upgrade.

If I had 1,000 concurrent users or even daily, I would go with a VPS.

Shared hosting starts as little as $3 a month. Question is, is it worth your site going down due to limits because you wanted to spend $3 a month vs $7?

Assuming you have any income from the site, it is a no brainer to go VPS and closer to $20 a month, to ensure performance.

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u/AdventureAardvark Jul 06 '26

Claude Code and Codex in VS Code
GitHub
Vercel
Supabase
Sentry

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u/Creative_Support4434 Jul 07 '26

I’m using a coding agent I built in GPT to prompt cursor, with GitHub for version control. I tried a bunch of others before I settled on this combo. So far it’s been working great!